[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, earlier it was described that there is just 
one little water bill to pass in the Congress, so why waste our time. 
That was stated by the minority appropriations senior member. The 
little water project described is the Everglades funding, a national 
park that we all have responsibility for.
  So I would suggest as Congress convenes tomorrow at 9 o'clock, we 
have a chance, a majority Congress by Republicans, to pass one of the 
most comprehensive environmental bills in probably my lifetime and my 
term in Congress. So I think coming back tomorrow is indeed 
appropriate. I hope some of the other Members show up for the vote 
because the most important vote they will get to cast this year 
involves a national park, not a Florida park, Everglades National Park.
  I commend this Congress, our leaders, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Shaw), and others who have brought this bill to the floor, Senator 
Smith from the Senate who has ushered that bill to our Chamber. And I 
am delighted and will be proud as a Floridian to cast that important 
vote tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
  I urge my colleagues to return from campaigns and vote with us on the 
Everglades.

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